diff --git a/src/tuxpaint.c b/src/tuxpaint.c
index 92f7131c5..67b898e87 100644
--- a/src/tuxpaint.c
+++ b/src/tuxpaint.c
@@ -23313,6 +23313,7 @@ static void setup(void)
               window_scale_w = 501.f / ww;
               window_scale_h = 481.f / hh;
 
+	      SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_RENDER_SCALE_QUALITY, "linear");
               if (window_scale_w > window_scale_h)
                 {
                   /* Keep things squared */